Ophiuroidea |
Ophiurida |
Ophiuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 95072). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: Alaska to USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
It is found on soft bottoms from the low intertidal to a depth of 70 meters (Ref. 865).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
This is a slow moving brittle star that broods its eggs. The eggs develop directly into little brittle stars.
Austin, W.C. 1999 Rare and endangered marine invertebrates in British Columbia. Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B. C., 15-19, Feb 1999. (Ref. 1306)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.6 - 18.1, mean 9.7 (based on 54 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
